“The Messiah Complex” – my third and final conspiracy thriller.

And so, at last, The Messiah Complex bursts into the public domain. In truth, this story’s been nearly five years in the making – one of my very first attempts to create a ‘thoughtful thriller’. Why so long? Something to do with learning to master my craft, knowing that, while the story felt so important that it had to be written, I wasn’t yet ready. So I placed it to one side while I attacked other highly topical issues, espionage with Under Current and the power of the business world over government with Blue Sand.

Now it’s done. If it causes controversy, so be it. I have great respect for the views of all those who challenge me but that firmly excludes single-minded zealots – those increasingly vocal minorities who refuse to entertain the idea that others may just have a point and we may not, and I quote, be scum, heretics, stupid, arrogant, corrupt …

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Simon Lawder
Why have one career when you can have three? Do what you loveand love what you do, After twenty-five years in the advertising business, ten as CEO, it was time to pursue my twin passions - building lasting partnerships between business and society and developing tomorrow's leaders. Strategic coaching, training, lecturing, brokering, writing and mentoring. You name it, I do it and I love it.
Then, in 2014, I decided to write. I had something to say, about the power and abuse of leadership today - its constructive, and its destructive, potential. My stories are fictional but it's quite possible they are all quite close to the truth. The last of three conspiracy thriller novels- what we used to call rollicking yarns - was published in September 2019. Each one addresses a real and present threat to society and the moral dilemmas we should all be facing.
Whatever I do, I try always to stick to my own recipe for personal fulfillment: Trust, Passion and Fun, in equal measure. I urge my clients and my readers to give it a try. It doesn't work every time butwhen it does ...
Email me at simon.lawder@gmail.com or call me on +44 (0)7976 098581